#65: Activist Burnout (ft. Max & Max)

Do you ever take on so much activist work that you become physically or  emotionally sick? Begin to hate everyone around you for not 'throwing  down' into the cause as much as you? Notice yourself becoming more and  more bitter, fantasizing about exiting the movement permanently and  becoming a Wall Street Banker because who cares, nothing matters, we're  all gonna die anyway?  Max does a solocast episode about activist  burnout, splits himself into two people, and does a lot of deep  breathing.   

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Preventing Burnout: https://effectiveactivist.com/movements/burnout/

Audre Lorde Thought of Self-Care as an “Act of Political Warfare” https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/audre-lorde-thought-self-care-act-political-warfare

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